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The Absence of Eden takes place at the border between the United States and Mexico – a hellish landscape inhabited by coyotes, armed officers, desperate immigrants, and refugees. When Esmee (Saldaña), a young woman working as a private dancer in Mexico, is forced to commit a violent act of self-defense that results in the death of a cartel member, she flees her homeland for sanctuary in the United States. Guided by a ruthless Coyote and a group of undocumented immigrants, she befriends a young mother and her daughter along the way. Before crossing the border, the mother is taken from the group, and Esmee promises to protect her daughter and help them reunite again in America, touching off an interlocking story about people struggling to survive on America’s border with Mexico.
Original Release
04/12/2024
US Release
04/12/2024
Cast
Name | Character |
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Adria Arjona | Yadira |
Zoe Saldana | Esmee / Carmen |
Garrett Hedlund | Shipp |
Tom Waits | Hunley |
Morningstar Angeline | Migrant Mother |
Chris Coy | Dobbins |
Sarah Minnich | Rebecca |
Sophia Hammons | Alma |
Vincent Fuentes | Davalos |
Ted Koch | Shipp's Father |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Adria Arjona | Yadira |
Zoe Saldana | Esmee / Carmen |
Garrett Hedlund | Shipp |
Tom Waits | Hunley |
Morningstar Angeline | Migrant Mother |
Chris Coy | Dobbins |
Sarah Minnich | Rebecca |
Sophia Hammons | Alma |
Vincent Fuentes | Davalos |
Ted Koch | Shipp's Father |
Esodie Geiger | ICE Training Officer |
Kevin Owen McDonald | Manager Phil |
Martin Palmer | Bible Man |
Keith Meriweather | ICE Captain |
Santiago Villalobos | Dolore |
Noah Ziggy James | Mateo |
Maeve Garay | Migrant Girl |
Leonel Garza | Mexican Cowboy |
Alejandro S. Rodriguez | Drunk Worker |
Chrysovalantis Martinez | Gabriel |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joe Jenckes | Executive Producer |
Susan Kirr | Executive Producer |
Daniel Negret | Executive Producer |
Stanley Preschutti | Executive Producer |
Jolene Rodriguez | Executive Producer |
Joe Simpson | Executive Producer |
Simon Williams | Executive Producer |
Martin Scorsese | Executive Producer |
Karl Herrmann | Producer |
Robert Kravis | Producer |
Alexandra Milchan | Producer |
Julie Yorn | Producer |
Rick Yorn | Producer |
Zoe Saldana | Producer |
Greg Hughes | Producer |